Editorial
For the maritime sector, 2022 is a much better year, but……
When we were ushered into 2022, there were aspirations that the year would be better than the previous ones. High...
The Return of Standards Organisation of Nigeria to the ports
Nigerians, especially stakeholders in the nation’s maritime industry acknowledge that Nigerian ports are expensive, when compared to others in West...
Unacceptable Meddlesomeness In The Trial Of Crew Of MT Heroic Idun
When the controversial tanker MT Heroic Idun sailed into Nigerian waters allegedly to load crude oil at about midnight on...
The challenges of decarbonisation and green shipping in Nigeria
In its 2020 report on Greenhouse Gas Emission, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) estimated that total shipping emitted 1,056 million...
The Nigerian Maritime Industry Needs A National Fleet
Since 1995, when the then-Minister of Transport; Major General Ibrahim Dahiru Gumel (now deceased) supervised the liquidation of the nation’s...
Much Ado About Customs Scanners In The Ports?
The Nigeria Customs Service, in an effort to modernise its operations have embraced information technology (IT), which include acquisition of...
As The Nation Awaits The Commissioning Of Lekki Deep Sea Port
The major ports in Nigeria have always been: Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port Complex both in Lagos...
The Customs And Excise Management Amendment Act And Matters Arising
The first Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) was enacted in 1958 and since then, there had been many attempts...
Time To Review The National Seafarers Development Programme
Recently, some embattled Nigerian youths who were beneficiaries of the National Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) took to the streets in...
Nigeria and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
According to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), a free-trade area is an agreement among a group of...
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